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UPDATE: KCK highway shooting victim dies

Posted at 6:03 PM, Mar 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-14 14:55:17-04

One of the victims of Friday's highway shooting died Saturday, and police are now treating the incident as a homicide.

Two young men were injured in the "rolling shooting," which consisted of shots being fired from one vehicle at another near the Interstate 70/Interstate 670 split.

Both victims were transported to the hospital, and Deonta C. Jones, 22, died early Friday afternoon. His family has been notified.

The victims were found in a black Camaro; police say they are searching for a maroon GMC Envoy that may have been occupied by the shooters. According to a news release from the KCKPD, the Envoy has a dark window tint and a yellowed plastic license plate cover.

The suspected shooters' vehicle.

This is a breaking news story. 

Please check back for updates. 

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